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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Richard Shepherd (Conservative), on Monday, 6 July 1992, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 1 members in total.

EARLY DAY MOTIONS AND DEFAMATION

That this House regrets the use of the Early Day Motion procedure, such as EDM 384, for purposes of disseminating defamation when it is open to any honourable Member to raise such matters without the benefit of privilege.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

EARLY DAY MOTIONS AND DEFAMATION (424A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Rhodri Morgan (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 8 July 1992. It has been signed by 1 members in total.
leave out from 'procedure' to end and add 'to criticise EDM 384 when the attempted rebuttal of the contents of that motion by John Birt, the Director-General Designate of the BBC, contained in his open letter to the honourable Member for Cardiff West of 1st July concerning his career relationship with David Frost, has only served to raise further doubts about his integrity being equal to the task of running the BBC, since his assertion that Mr. Frost remained 'composed' during the interview by Mr.Birt in the Algonquin Hotel, Manhattan, New York, is directly contradicted by first-hand eye witness accounts, both verbal and written given to the honourable Member for Cardiff West. that Mr. Frost broke down and cried, since his other assertion that the pertinent World in Action programme on David Frost was never intended to be an expose is also directly contradicted by other World in Action staff engaged in the programme; and further notes that the arrangements for the Frost Programme to transfer to the BBC involves unique terms for Mr. Frost and not the BBC to profit from its onward sale to BSkyB.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
424 
424A1 
Session
1992-93
Subjects
Defamation Early day motions
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk